Oil-burning attachment



(No Model.)

l W. SNYDE'R.

f OIL BURNING ATTACHMENT.

No. 374,433. Patented Dec. 6, 1887.

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iiNtTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE..

TATSON SNYDER, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

OIL-BURNING ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,433, dated December 6, 1887.

Serial No. 235,791. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VATSON SNYDER, of Ypsilanti, in the county of \Vashtcnaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Burning Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure lis a vertical section showing my improved Oil-burning attachment in position for use. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of theburner-head. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same, partly in section. Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 3, showing a modified form of burner-head. Fig. 5 isa detail view of the oil delivery and drainage pipe.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for burning hydrocarbon oils, such as petroleum; and it consists in the peculiar and novel construction of the devices for effecting the same, hereinafter described, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly specified in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the head of the attachment, which lis formed of a metallic lamp-wick tube, F, of proper form to hold a wick, G, hereinafter referred to. sheet metal, and has its bottom closed by a base-piece, A', which has a central depending lug, b, suit-ably screw-threaded for attaching the head in position, and through this lug is a vertical opening, E, by which oil is admitted into the tube F to supply the wick G therein with oil.

aAz a designate openings made in the sides of tube F a proper distance above the base thereof, and F F are suitable cap-pieces secured over these openings, closed at top and extending down to the extended ends of base A', to which they are properly connected. The interior of caps F' form tubes or channelsf' in connection with the sides of part F, and the lower ends of said channels communicate with horizontal channels or passages a, formed in base A', which passages unite at a point to one side of opening E in lug b, and unite in a vertical passage, D, running through shank b This tube is preferably made ot" beside opening E, but not communicating therewith. It will be observed that when oil is admitted into tube F through opening E it can rise therein until it reaches the level'of openings ci, whenit will escape into channels f', and be conducted thereby to passages aand tube, of either a flat or Argand burner, and is provided on its upper edge with two opposite upstanding ears, C C, which ,have vertical channcis c in their outer faces running down to and communicating with tubes or passages a, formed in portion B, which passages incline downwardly and toward each other and unite ata point to one side of the center of shank Z1 above the same, and forming a vertical chaunel, D, which extends through shank b to one side of its center, as shown.

E is the vertical opening or passage extending centrally through shank b-and portion B, opening between the ears C C thereof, below the upper ends of the saine, as shown.

F designates the metallic lamp-wick tube, seated at its lower end on a suitable fiange on portion B outside of ears C C, and struck outward at ff at points corresponding to the ears C C, to form the outer walls of the channels c c and prevent entrance of oil therein except at the top thereof orescape of oil therefrom. The tube F may be formed integral with part B, if desired, or made separate and securely united thereto, as may be found convenient.

G designates the wick placed in tube F, and preferably made of wire or asbestus, so that it will not require trimming. This wick will absorb sufiicient oil, entering through opening E, to feed the flame, but will, when the dame is out, be prevented from draining by capillary attraction the oil out of tube F by reason of the drainage-passages, as described. HV designates an ordinary lamp-chimney hold and dame-guard, which can be mounted on head A, if desired.

The means for supplying the burner-head with oil and draining overflow therefrom is preferably as follows:

I designates a metal stem or rod having a ICO central vertical opening or passage, c, and a side opening or passage, d. The upper end of stem I may be screw-threaded exteriorly, to engage the threaded inner surface of shank Z), as shown in Fig. I; or it may be suitably connected to the eXteriorly-threaded shank b, as shown in Fig. 3. Then so connected, the openings E e in the head and rod will register, and the openings D d must be also made to register, and the joints between the parts must be such that no oil can escape from passage e into cZ without lirst passing through the burner-head, as described. In sonic cases it may be found desirable to weld or solder stem Ito head A, instead of using screw-threads.

At a suitable point in the length of stem I is formed the horizontal enlargement z, which is provided with a conical horizontal opening, 7', which passes through both passages e d, and in which is fitted a conical plug, J, which has a suitable retaining and adj usting-nut and washer on its smaller end outside enlargement i, as shown, and is provided with a suitable head on its larger end for turning the same.

K is a notch formed in the periphery ofplug J at a point to register with passage c, so that said passage can be opened or closed, as desired, and k is an annular groove formed in plug J, corresponding to passage cZ, so that oil can always pass freely through the same.

The lower end of stem I is rounded or shouldered at L, and has a reduced screw-threaded portion, Z, below shoulder L, the passage cZ terminating and opening above and outside of part Z and the passage c continuing through said part, as shown in Fig. l.

M designates the oil-supply pipe, which is placed, preferably, within a larger pipe, N, which forms the drainage-pipe. Pipe N has an opening, a, through which the part Z of stem I is passed and engaged by its thread with a corresponding opening in pipe M, as shown, the shoulder L closing the opening in pipe N by means of suitable interposed washers, (not showin) but which do not prevent the passage d from communicating with the inte-A rior ot' pipe \T.

It is obvious that the pipes M and N may be arranged to communicate with passages eZ and e in various other ways, as may be found desirable.

The operation of the burner is as follows: Oil being supplied to pipe M under proper pressure, and the plug J properly adjusted to permit the oil to rise through passage e into head A, the wick G will absorb sufficient oil to feed the flame, and any oversupply will be withdrawn through the described passages and channels D and (Z and discharged into pipe N, whence it can be conducted to other burners or to a proper receiver.

It is obvious that. by means of plug J the iiow of oil and consequent brightness of flame can be regulated or entirely cut off, so that by the use of a wick, G, as described, there Will be no necessity for means for raising or lowering the wick to graduate the intensity of the light, though such means may be employed, if desired.

Having described my invention, I claim#- l. A burner-head, A, composed of base p0rtion having a central opening therein for the delivery of oil, a wick-tube, F, and drainagepassages opening into tube F above the base portion and connecting with each other in said portion, but to one side of its feed-opening, all substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In an oil-burner, the combination, with the supporting-stem I, having oil feed and drainage openings and provided with a suitable plug, J, for regulating the passage of oil therethrough to the burner, of the burnerhead A, mounted on stem I and having a wicktube, F, feeding-tube E, registering with the feed-opening of the stem I, and side drainagepassages opening into the tube F at points above its bottom and communicating below said tube F and to one side of the oil-delivery passage thereof with the oil-drainage passage ot' stem I, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In an oil-burning device, the combination of the burner A, having wick-tube F, feedopening E, and side drainage-passages for said tube, with the stem I, supporting burner A. having oil-supply passage c and drainage-passage cZ, registering, respectively, with the feedopening E and the drainage-passage 0f the burner, and the oil feed. and drainage pipes connected to stem I, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VATSON SNYDER.

Witnesses:

E. I. ALLEN, W. M. OsBAND.

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